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neighbourhood in Haarlem

Natuurkundigenbuurt-oost

1,820 residents · postal code 2014 · Part of Houtvaartkwartier, Haarlem

  • no. 665 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 21 of 97 in Haarlem
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Scores per pillar

Haarlem's Natuurkundigenbuurt-oost ranks among the best-graded here, with an overall 9.6. Social cohesion scores a 9.4 and housing an 8.3. It is a young district — 23 per cent under fifteen against 9 per cent over 65 — with plenty of recent building: more than a third dates from after 2000. At €547,000 the average value sits above the median, though safety, at 7.6, is a shade less commanding.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
0.5 km
General practitioner
0.9 km
Primary school
1.0 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Childcare
0.5 km
Train station
1.4 km
Hospital
3.6 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Café
1.0 km
Library
2.1 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
26.5
Violent crimes
0.6
Burglaries
0.4

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 547,000
Owner-occupied
77%
Single-family homes
63%
Built after 2000
37%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 23%15–25 9%25–45 35%45–65 24%65+ 9%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
40%
Single-person households
39%
Residents per km²
6,898

Nearby neighbourhoods

Bosch en Vaart

Haarlem

9.8

Natuurkundigenbuurt-west

Haarlem

9.9

Zandvoortselaan en Berkenrode en omgeving

Heemstede

9.7

Oosterduin

Haarlem

9.8

Aerdenhout-Centrum

Bloemendaal

9.7

Geschiedschrijversbuurt

Haarlem

9.2

Similar neighbourhoods

Volendam-Blokgouw 7 en 8

Edam-Volendam

9.6

Austerlitz

Zeist

9.6

Vijfhuizen Stellinghof

Haarlemmermeer

9.6

Krimwijk

Voorschoten

9.6

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Natuurkundigenbuurt-oost calculated?

Natuurkundigenbuurt-oost scores 9.6 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.

Is Natuurkundigenbuurt-oost a safe neighbourhood?

Natuurkundigenbuurt-oost scores 7.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (26.5 per year). The national median is around 24.1.